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The article presents information on the discovery of three painted burial vaults in the ancient town of Bruges, Belgium, dating to the 13th and 14th centuries, during an excavation by archaeologists prior to the construction of a sewage system. Topics discussed include the materials used in constructing the vaults, the economic, cultural and religious transformations reflected in these burials, and the types of graves discovered at the site.

The article presents information on the discovery of a set of armor by a team of archaeologists at a grave at the Yanghai cemetery in northwest China. Topics discussed include the use of cemetery as a burial ground by the nomadic pastoralists called the Cheshi, the link between the Cheshi and the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and a history of archaeological excavations at the cemetery.

The article reports that in exhibition called La Grandeza de México, or the Greatness of Mexico, at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, a stone statue of a woman holds pride of place. Topics include examines a base that was once buried in the ground, the statue stands several feet tall and measures just over three inches front to back.

The article presents the Top 10 discoveries in archaeology in 2021. These include bone tools dating to between 120,000 and 90,000 years excavated from Contrebandiers Cave near the Atlantic coast of Morocco, the oldest life-size animal reliefs in the world found at the Camel Site in northern Saudi Arabia, and a rare stone that once demarcated the boundary of ancient Rome's sacred precinct found by workers renovating the city's sewer system.

The article examines the ancient practice of wellness. Topics discussed include the use of the site of natural hot springs called Aquae Sulis in Bath, England by Romans and local Britons to heal such ailments as rheumatism, arthritis and gout, appearance of yoga practices that intend to make the body stronger, fitter and leaner around 1,000 years ago, and role of temazcal or sweat lodge as family saunas among Maya people to cleanse the body.

The article focuses on archaeologists uncovered nine wooden spears, along with the remains of several dozen butchered horses and scholars that early humans were scavengers who had not yet mastered hunting. It mentions hominin development, modern humans devised spear throwers called atlatls. It also mentions bow, bowstring, quiver, and arrows found with the ice mummy Ötzi.

The article provides several examples of historic maps including the Catawba Map given to South Carolina Francis Nicholson by an Indian leader believed to have been of the Catawba, then copied onto paper circa 1721 which outlines the relationships between local tribes; a fragment of the stone Forma Urbis Romae, a map of the city of Rome undertaken during the reign of emperor Septimius Severus; and an ink on silk Han dynasty topographical map located at a general's tomb, believed to have been the son of Changsha Kingdom ruler Li Cang, in Hunan, China.

The article focuses on Lucayan Archipelago which includes Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas that became famous as cruise ship ports of call, intrepid travelers journeyed there by canoe, likely in search of natural resources such as salt, conch, and sea turtles. Topics include considered the Lucayans, the people for whom the chain is named are believed to have arrived around a.d. 800 from islands in the Greater Antilles.